BEFORE OREGON — Spent two years at College of the Sequoias, playing for head coach Robert Dougherty ... Punted 67 times over 10 games in 2011 ... Had six punts of 50-plus yards and dropped eight inside the 20-yard line against only one touchback ... Student of the Chris Sailer Kicking school ... Top punter at the Nike Summer Camp in Los Angeles in 2011 ... Punted and played wide receiver at El Diamante High School for head coach Mark Rogers ... Helped the Miners to a 9-2 overall mark and unblemished 6-0 conference record as a senior, and an 11-2 (6-0) mark as a junior. PERSONAL — Parents: Eddie Ausherman and Monica January. Family: Two sisters. Intended Major: Broadcast Journalism.